seekeroftruth
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Genesis 18:16 When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. 17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[c] 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”
c. Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings
This is what studylight.org says.
Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing: Because of what God would bring from Abraham (a great and mighty nation), and because Abraham had to be a great leader (that he may command his children and his household after him), God will reveal to Abraham what He will do with Sodom and Gomorrah.
This point is vital; Gods purpose in this is not gossip with Abraham about what He will do, nor is it to satisfy Abrahams curiosity. God wanted to do something in Abraham's life through what He will reveal to him.
This point is vital; Gods purpose in this is not gossip with Abraham about what He will do, nor is it to satisfy Abrahams curiosity. God wanted to do something in Abraham's life through what He will reveal to him.
This is from the easy English site.
The writer has already explained how God destroyed the earth by means of the flood (Genesis chapter 7).This story about how God destroyed the cities called Sodom and Gomorrah is rather similar. In both stories, God saved one family. Before the flood, God had shut the door of the ark. And here God’s angel shut the door of Lot’s house. In the flood, God had sent water down from the sky. He had sent rain down onto the earth. And here, he sent fire and sulphur down onto Sodom. During the flood, God had remembered Noah. And here he remembered Abraham. Afterwards, in both stories, the family’s father became drunk and his children sinned against him. The writer wrote this section in a very careful way.
